On Thursday, Putin is set to meet with Guterres, who will be making his first visit to Russia in more than two years. Guterres has repeatedly criticized Russia’s action in Ukraine.
India called Shehbaz Sharif's speech at UNGA a "travesty" and said Pakistan's fingerprints were on several terrorist incidents across the world. Earlier, Shehbaz called on India to reverse the 2019 abrogation of Article 370 and accused it of “massive expansion of its military capabilities".
Masoud Pezeshkian's remarks came after Iran's clerical establishment opened the doors for renewed talks with the US over the nuclear deal scrapped by Donald Trump in 2018. His remarks came as regional tensions remain high over Israel's conflict with Hamas and Hezbollah.
PM Modi recently wrapped up his visits to Russia and Austria, where he held meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer. The Indian PM last addressed the annual high-level UNGA session in September 2021 and visited the UN headquarters last year.
The UN voted overwhelmingly on granting additional Palestinian rights on Friday, with 143 members in favour, nine against and 25 abstaining. Israel's act of protest was intended to show a mirror that the UN was destroying the principles inscribed in its own Charter.
India's terse response came after Pakistan's UN envoy made remarks referencing Kashmir, the Citizenship Amendment Act and the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. India asserted that the remarks lacked decorum and sought to detract the UN from collective efforts.
India's statement came after the US on April 18 vetoed a resolution in the UN Security Council on a Palestinian bid to be granted full membership. Palestine was given a non-member observer status in the UN General Assembly in November 2012.
India's Ambassador to the UN criticised Pakistan's envoy for remaining 'sadly stagnant' with a limited and misguided perspective while the world progresses. The rules for the CAA were notified on March 11 to expedite citizenship for persecuted minorities from neighbouring countries.
India underscored that it stands against all forms of religiophobia against Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism and other faiths. India's Permanent Representative to the UN highlighted that such resolutions should focus on religious discrimination in its entirety rather than focus on one religion.
Francis will The UNGA president will first visit Uganda from January 17 to 21 to attend the 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement. He will also attend the Third South Summit of the Group of 77 and China on January 21, convened under the theme Leaving No One Behind.
Kamboj's remarks come after the United States vetoed a resolution proposed by Russia in the UN Security Council calling for the immediate suspension of hostilities in the Gaza Strip on December 22, 2023. The death count of 23,000 Palestinians in Gaza has caused international alarm.
The Golan Heights region in southwest Syria was occupied by Israel during the Six-Day War in June 1967. The UN resolution was adopted by 91 members in favour, eight against and 62 abstentions with the US and UK among the countries voting against it.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has questioned why Russia still has a place in the tables of power at the United Nations, ahead of his address in the General Assembly on Tuesday.
Priyanka Chopra's speech at UN General Assembly was hard on facts and solutions. She stood tall on the global stage and also posed with the likes of Malala Yousafzai. Watch her speech here.
The former Meghan Markle has been involved with the U.N. women’s agency, becoming an “advocate for political participation and leadership” several years ago.
It was during the tenure of then Indian envoy at the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin that the trend began of India fielding young diplomats to deliver the Right of Reply to Pakistani leaders who consistently rake up the Kashmir issue and other internal matters of India in their addresses to the UN General Assembly and other forums of the world organisation. The message being that India's young diplomats are enough to take on Pakistan's leaders at the global forum.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan has once again talked about the Kashmir issue in the UN Assembly. Where he warned India about a potential war on the issue, he also batted for Taliban.
Modi will address the world leaders at the UN General Debate on Saturday morning.
As of mid-September, fewer than 4% of Africans have been fully immunized and most of the 5.7 billion vaccine doses administered around the world have been given in just 10 rich countries.
On climate change, Tirumurti said India is the only G-20 country which is on course to meet the Paris Targets.
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